Divisive
Causing disagreement or hostility; tending to divide people into opposing camps.
adjectiveDivisive
Causing disagreement or hostility; tending to divide people into opposing camps.
adjectiveImagine This
Imagine a town hall on a controversial topic where a speaker's remarks spark sharp reactions, and the audience instantly splits into two opposing groups, each shouting from opposite sides of the room.
Sounds Like
dih-VY-siv
Looks Like
Looks like divide/division; shares the same root as those words.
Remember This
Divisive describes rhetoric or actions that estrange people or create factionalism. It is the opposite of unifying or inclusive.
Other Forms
Connect With
unify, polarize, partisan, sectarian, controversy
Note
Be careful not to confuse with divisible (capable of being divided) or division (the act or result of dividing); divisive describes causing division, not the mathematical process.